Olivier Vliegen

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Olivier Vliegen
Personal information
Full name Olivier Marc Vliegen
Date of birth (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bree, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Jong Genk
Youth career
Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2024 Slovan Liberec 51 (0)
2020–2021 → Vlašim (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Senica (loan) 11 (0)
2024– Jong Genk 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Olivier Vliegen (born 7 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League.

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Career

After failing to make an appearance for Anderlecht, Belgium's most successful club, Vliegen trialed unsuccessfully with Sparta Prague, the most successful Czech team, before signing for Slovan Liberec in the Czech First League. He mostly appeared in the team's B squad in initial season. [1] In 2020 he was loaned to Vlašim in the Czech National Football League.

In February 2021, he signed a half-season loan with Senica of the Slovak First Football League. [2]

On 27 July 2024, Vliegen signed a two-season contract with Belgian Pro League club Genk with option for one season. He was assigned to the reserves squad Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Olivier Vliegen, 'de Belg van Slovan Liberec', tegenstander van AA Gent in de Europa League: "Onderschat hen niet" nieuwsblad.be
  2. ↑ "FK Senica posilní brankár Olivier Vliegen". FK Senica (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "OLIVIER VLIEGEN KEERT TERUG NAAR KRC GENK". K.R.C. Genk (in Dutch). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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